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Page 1 of 2 Yesterday, we interviewed a hot young Muscovite. The son of one of Russia’s major cultural figures, he is attractive, well-dressed and well-educated. He carried himself with an incredibly confident, albeit arrogant, air and talked louder and more than anyone else in the room. And what did he say? Here are some selected quotes: “In raising children, the father is responsible for thinking, the mother is responsible for feeling.”
“Only through a mother who stays at home can children be raised properly.”
“My mother was responsible for everything (in the home). My father was responsible for his own mind.”
“I want to find a person that will be able to make kids for me, sorry for saying that. I’m thinking about kids and not a real love, because I don’t believe in it.”
“Russian women prefer to be under men. Why? I don’t know. Other countries, in Europe and the United States, it’s completely different. I don’t think it’s better like that. I think it’s better like we have it here. Because I think that only men can think artistically, only men can create art. A woman can support a man and help him create better. It’s biology.”
Any women who have made larger contributions to humanity? "Exceptions."
He summed it all up by saying he thinks his views reflect the general Russian perspective on these issues. Is it strange that I, a young woman with creative aspirations, yearn to return to the Western world? And quick, at that.
Out and over. - Astri
Readers have left 6 comments.  6. UntitledElinor, UnregisteredAnd isn't it ironic how he believes that men are the creative ones; yet he is incapable of the ultimate act of creation without a woman?
I, too, am humbled by your patience, Astri. Brava. 5. UntitledAgnes, Unregistered I couldn't agree more with Caitlin. How do you keep your cool?? I spent a semester in Russia, and although I certainly met men much more pleasant and progressive than this young man, I must agree that Russian men tend to share a very archaic (and disturbing) view of a woman's place in society and the home. 4. UntitledDag, Unregistered Then why is it Russian men have the lowest life expectancy ratio in the developed world, 59 years old?
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Then why is it viable Russian families consist of professional women, her daughter and her grandmother?" 3. UntitledGuest User, Unregistered Jeez, men here are so arrogant and self-centered! but the most 'terrific' thing is that in Moscow he'll definitely fing a young gorgeous ready-to-be-a-birth-giving-machine wife pretty soon.. 2. Re:Guest User, Unregistered Astri, I am staggered and humbled by your patience. How on earth do you manage to keep your cool during an interview like this? — Caitlin
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